Perfect Thank you! Please let me know when matte black is in, I will be first to order.

@Ellis Precision I was trying to track my shipment. I followed the link starting in the confirmation email but the Canadian Post site says it can't find the tracking number.

Received. Look great and will be installing tomorrow!

@Ellis Precision
I just received my mount today but I ran into an issue.



Doesn't appear the 5th gens use bolts to secure the hand holds. Any suggestions?

Looks friggin' sweet though...

If you end up not using it...... would you be interested in selling it to me? I was looking at either the matte black or pewter but missed both unfortunately. If not, no problem and I'll probably order a plain black one here shortly.

Sure. I'll have to lookup what it will cost to ship to you.
I'm hoping the seller has some good suggestions as I would like to use it. It feels solid and has a solid grip onto the mag light.

I am in Canada and use airmail for items near or under $50 as it keeps the shipping more reasonable, so the number provided is a customs number rather than a tracking number. Sorry about the confusion!

Awesome! Please post some pics! What gen are you?

That's a bummer! What holds those clips in there? If they can be removed I may be able to solve this? Can you take a pic of those clips with you handy maglite, from a dead on angle please?

If it doesn't work out, I'll send the refund!

What sort of shifter do you fancy? I am about to receive my latest batch back from anodize.

Did you say you wanted a pic? I took a bunch, hopefully they give you a good picture of how the pull handle is assembled

(below): The flares on the clip are right next to the U-bend.







(below): Cap and clip profiles match. Cap keeps clip open so flares will stay behind the metal wall of liner.


(below): Dry-fitted with handle, clip, and cap.

I've got a black trail premium 4runner that would love a set of matching shifters

Do you happen to have one that shows how the metal clips attached to the roof are secured?

It's probably not clear from the pictures so let me see if I can't explain it.

If you look at the metal clips, on the body you'll notice flares that come out from the top and bottom. If you were to push the clip into the opening of the liner those flares will pop in behind the metal wall. That first picture of the handle with one of the clip inserted is a good one for reference.

With all the pieces taken off, here's the sequence for putting it all back together. Again, using that first picture as reference, you put the clips into the handle first just as pictured. Then you take the entire handle, with clips inserted, and push each side into the openings on the liner. Each side should click in as those flares set behind the metal wall of the liner. OK, with just the clip and handle inserted, the handle is very loose and moves around.

What keeps the clips in are those plastic caps. I deliberately took a picture where I slipped the clips over the cap to show you how the profile of the body of the cap lines up with the clips. So back to the last step of the installation. The cap ends have this "hook" which requires you to start the install side way to make sure the hook goes in first, then the rest of the cap will align properly. After that it's just pushing the cap in until you hear another "click" and the cap is flushed with the handle. Once those caps are in, they keep the metal clips opened so that the flares on the clips stay behind the metal wall on the liner. When both clips are in, the handles feel solid and won't budge.

There's one picture where I dry-fitted all the parts. In that picture you can see the handle, the clip inserted in the handle, and the cap almost fully inserted. You also see the cap's plastic "hook" in between the metal clip.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have more questions.

Edit: I formatted my earlier post a bit and added a couple of comments related to the steps above.

Ah ok. I think I get it now... It doesn't look like the handle spot is truly flat anyway (there is a "dent" into the roof for hand relief), so this probably isn't going to be the best fit.

Shoot me your order number and quote your username to [email protected] and I'll send you the refund.

Thanks for trying!

Joel

@Ellis Precision
I've sent the email. I just forwarded my order confirmation email and added my forum handle.
If you develop a version of the mount for the 5th gen down the road, I'd love to be notified. Thank you.